East Bay · practicum sites · directory read 15 August 2026
The East Bay practicum directory, annotated.
In short
Which East Bay sites were taking practicum students for 2026-27?
Every published entry in the chapter's directory annotated with the statutes, every site link fetched, every claim dated
21 sites, 3 hire associatesEast Bay CAMFT publishes a real practicum-site directory for the 2026–27 training year — the per-site facts no state or federal file holds: who was accepting students, hours, supervision form, populations, school MOUs, prerequisites, and a named contact for every site. This page carries all 21 published entries, with the 15 August 2026 read date on every claim, each site link fetched before publication. The listing is the chapter’s work; the annotation, dating and statute frame are this site’s.
Read this firstThe tableSite by siteThe three that hire associatesHow to use this listSources
What this list is, and is not
One chapter’s list, annotated. Not the whole market.This is a curated, named-site directory, and it is not exhaustive. It reprints one source: East Bay CAMFT’s public Practicum Site Directory for the 2026–27 training year, read 15 August 2026. A chapter directory lists the sites that chose to file an entry with the chapter — nothing about the sites that did not. The full universe of settings a trainee may lawfully work in is the companion page, the Bay Area practicum settings directory.
The frame is the trainee’s, and the law draws it: a practicum student may not work in a private practice or a professional corporation at all — BPC §4980.43.3(b). Three entries below say they also hire registered associates; that fact matters for a different reader at a different stage, and it is broken out separately so nobody mistakes an associate job for a practicum seat.
Every acceptance status below is the directory’s own statement at the 15 August 2026 read. The chapter’s page is live and filterable and will drift; re-check it before contacting anyone. One count to have straight: the directory’s own counter said “Showing all 22 sites” while 21 entries carried published details at that read — this page prints the 21.
All 21 entries · read 15 August 2026
The directory in one table.
Status, mode and hours are the directory’s published values at the 15 August 2026 read. “Not stated” means the directory carries no value — it is a finding about the entry, not a blank. A site name links to the website the entry publishes; two entries publish none, and say so below. BBS-compliant is the directory’s own flag, printed as stated.
| Site | Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read | Mode | Hrs/wk | Where | BBS, per directory | Hires associates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Family of Agencies | Accepting students | In person | 15–20 | Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sonoma, Marin, SF, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Orange counties; and Seattle, WA | Yes | Not stated |
| Diablo Valley Drug and Alcohol Services | Accepting students | In person | 10 | Walnut Creek (residential/withdrawal management) and San Ramon (IOP and PHP) | Yes | Not stated |
| Asian Health Services | Accepting students | Hybrid | 15 | Oakland | Yes | Not stated |
| Healing Pastures @ C Horse Ranch | Accepting students | In person | Varies | Auburn | No | Not stated |
| Compass Family Services | Accepting students | In person | 15–20 | San Francisco — Civic Center | Yes | Not stated |
| Contra Costa Behavioral Health | Accepting students | In person | 15–20 | Contra Costa County — address varies by program | Yes | Not stated |
| Heart in Balance Therapy | Accepting students | Hybrid | 15–20 | Oakland | Yes | Not stated |
| Surf Circle | Not accepting students | In person | 10 | Pacifica (at the beach), supervision over Zoom; Oakland | Yes | Not stated |
| Between Therapy | Accepting students | Telehealth only | 10 | Virtual | Yes | Not stated |
| LifePractice | Accepting students | In person | 10 | Sacramento | Yes | Not stated |
| The Liberation Institute | Accepting students | Telehealth only | 10 | All telehealth — California-wide | Yes | Not stated |
| Magnolia Women’s Recovery Programs | Accepting students | Hybrid | 15 | Oakland and Hayward | Yes | Not stated |
| Hayward Unified School District | Accepting students | In person | 10–20 | Hayward USD (various school sites) | Yes | Not stated |
| The Psychotherapy Institute (TPI) | Accepting students | Hybrid | 10 | Berkeley | Yes | Not stated |
| Hively | Accepting students | Hybrid | 15–20 | Oakland and San Leandro | Yes | Not stated |
| Tri-Valley Haven | Accepting students | Hybrid | 15 | Livermore and Pleasanton | Yes | Not stated |
| La Familia Counseling Service | Accepting students | In person | 10 | Hayward | Yes | Not stated |
| Discovery Counseling Center of the San Ramon Valley | Not accepting students | In person | 10–15 | San Ramon, Danville and Alamo school sites | Yes | Not stated |
| Bonita House | Accepting students | In person | 15–20 | 1410 Bonita Ave, Berkeley | Yes | Yes |
| Rose Marriage and Family Therapy | Not accepting students | Hybrid | 15 | Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Mill Valley | Yes | Yes |
| Calliope Coast Therapy Group | Associates only — not practicum | Telehealth only | 15 | Virtual — California | No | Yes |
Source for every cell: ebcamft.org/practicum-sites, East Bay CAMFT’s Practicum Site Directory 2026–2027 Training Year, read 15 August 2026. The listing is the chapter’s; credit for assembling it belongs there.
The rest of each entry
Site by site: supervision, populations, MOUs, prerequisites, contact.
Everything below is transcribed from the same East Bay CAMFT entry, same 15 August 2026 read date. The school-MOU line is worth reading first: if your program is named, the written site agreement BPC §4980.42(e) requires may already exist, and that is weeks of lead time you do not have to spend.
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: MSW
Where: Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Sonoma, Marin, SF, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo and Orange counties; and Seattle, WA · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family, groups, crisis intervention · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Children, youth, and families
School MOUs: UC Berkeley; CSU East Bay, San Jose, SF, Sacramento, Sonoma; Wright Institute; USF; Santa Clara; USC; Columbia; and others · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: LiveScan clearance; two-week new-employee orientation (M–F, 9am–5:30pm, live synchronous) before starting
Contact: Graduate Internship Program — internship@senecacenter.org · Site: senecafoa.org/careers/graduate-internship-program
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: PsyD & MSW
Where: Walnut Creek (residential/withdrawal management) and San Ramon (IOP and PHP) · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family, groups, crisis intervention; all realms of addiction treatment · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Adults — addiction and co-occurring disorders
School MOUs: DVC · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Liability insurance
Contact: Dr. Dan Smeester — dansmeester@yahoo.com · Site: www.diablovalleytreatment.com
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: PsyD & MSW
Where: Oakland · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups, crisis intervention, outreach · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Asian American immigrants and refugees, ages 5–90
School MOUs: Wright Institute, Palo Alto University, Loma Linda, Tulane, USF, CSUEB, St. Mary’s · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: 2nd-year master’s level or above
Contact: Jennifer Yu, PhD, LMFT — BH Training Academy Program Manager — jeyu@ahschc.org · Site: asianhealthservices.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, Varies hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday, Friday, Saturday
Where: Auburn · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, outreach, art therapy, animal-assisted/equine therapy · Supervision: Individual · Populations: Individuals, couples, special needs
School MOUs: None currently · BBS-compliant, per the directory: No · Prerequisites: Not allergic to animals/equines
Contact: Honey Cowan, CEO — honeycowan.chorseranch@yahoo.com · Site: www.healingpastures-chorseranch.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday
Where: San Francisco — Civic Center · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, crisis intervention, play therapy · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Unhoused, low-income, single parents, trauma, SUD, IPV, child abuse, immigrant families
School MOUs: Wright Institute, Golden Gate University, CIIS, USC, SF State University · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Fingerprinting
Contact: Shonece Barney — Program Director — sbarney@compass-sf.org · Site: www.compass-sf.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: PsyD
Where: Contra Costa County — address varies by program · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Children, adolescents and adults with severe and persistent mental illness (age group varies by program)
School MOUs: Palo Alto University, UC Berkeley, The Wright Institute, Saint Mary’s College, Alliant International, University of the Pacific, Cal State East Bay · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Live Scan, practicum agreement, proof of eligibility to work in the U.S., TB test; HR and Provider Services onboarding
Contact: Erika Arevalo — Countywide Intern Training Coordinator — erika.sanchez@cchealth.org · Site: cchealth.org/mentalhealth
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Sunday (flexible)
Where: Oakland · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups, children · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: A broad and diverse range of clients
School MOUs: CIIS · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Enrollment in a graduate-level counseling/therapy degree program requiring supervised practicum
Contact: Jen Shelby — Executive Director — administration@heartinbalancetherapy.com · Site: www.heartinbalancetherapy.com
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Not accepting students · In person, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Friday, Sunday · Also takes: PsyD
Where: Pacifica (at the beach), supervision over Zoom; Oakland · Clinical experience: Adolescent psychotherapy · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Adolescents
School MOUs: Wright Institute, CIIS, Stanford · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Surf experience; CPR/First Aid and water-safety training provided by the site
Contact: Adam Moss, PsyD — Co-Founder and Training Director — info@surfcircle.org · Site: www.surfcircle.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Telehealth only, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Flexible (Mon–Sun) · Also takes: PsyD & MSW
Where: Virtual · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Teens, adults and older adults
School MOUs: In progress, per the directory · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Training modules
Contact: Yajun Zeng — yajun@between-therapy.com · Site: between-therapy.com
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Tuesday, Thursday
Where: Sacramento · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Low-to-mid socioeconomic
School MOUs: Alliant, CIIS, Palo Alto, National, Northwestern, Touro, Pepperdine, Saybrook, Meridian, Walden, Capella · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Fingerprinting
Contact: Carisa Sherwood — Executive Director — LifePractice@comcast.net · Site: no website published in the directory entry — the email is the route in
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Telehealth only, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday (primarily) · Also takes: MSW
Where: All telehealth — California-wide · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups, outreach · Supervision: Group · Populations: Individual adults, couples, families; some children and adolescents
School MOUs: Touro University Worldwide, National University, CIIS, Pacifica, GGU, Cal State East Bay, Wright Institute, Pepperdine, Columbia, Alliant, UMass Global, Sophia, Capella, Meridian · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Liability insurance; onboarding process
Contact: Oriane Rosenthal — Clinical Training Program Manager — oriane@liberationinstitute.org · Site: liberationinstitute.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday, Saturday, Sunday · Also takes: MSW
Where: Oakland and Hayward · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family, groups, crisis intervention · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Pre- and perinatal mothers in SUD treatment
School MOUs: Pepperdine · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: ASAM training modules; registration as a SUD counselor for the year
Contact: Caitlin Billings — Clinical Supervisor — caitlin.billings@gmail.com · Site: www.magnoliarecovery.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 10–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: MSW
Where: Hayward USD (various school sites) · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, groups, crisis intervention, outreach, classroom presentations · Supervision: Individual · Populations: Title IX and English Learner (EL) students
School MOUs: Cal State East Bay, SF State · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Contact HR for current requirements
Contact: HR Department — jcaruso@husd.k12.ca.us · Site: www.husd.us
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday · Also takes: MSW
Where: Berkeley · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Low-to-mild needs; 18+; sliding scale only
School MOUs: The Wright Institute, Palo Alto University, Notre Dame de Namur · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: At least one year of coursework
Contact: Sandra Gaspar — sgaspar@tpi-berkeley.org · Site: tpi-berkeley.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Saturday
Where: Oakland and San Leandro · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: All ages; mostly adults with moderate-to-severe symptoms
School MOUs: Palo Alto, The Wright, Santa Clara, Pacific Oaks, St. Mary’s, Alliant · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Yes, per the directory — contact the site for details
Contact: Susheel Bola — HR — sbola@behively.org · Site: behively.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · Hybrid, 15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Where: Livermore and Pleasanton · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family, groups, crisis intervention · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Domestic violence and sexual assault survivors
School MOUs: St. Mary’s College, Palo Alto University, Pepperdine University · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: 72 hours of online training
Contact: Olga Hosny — Clinical Supervisor — olga@trivalleyhaven.org · Site: trivalleyhaven.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 10 hrs/week · Days on-site: Thursday (primarily) · Also takes: PsyD & MSW
Where: Hayward · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, family, crisis intervention, outreach · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Primarily Spanish-speaking / Latine community members; individual adults, children in schools or clinic, and families
School MOUs: BAPIC and individual schools: CSUEB, Wright Institute, GGU, Dominican, San Jose State, Palo Alto, Samuel Merritt, Santa Clara · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Some program tracks require Spanish fluency; Spanish-speaking candidates are strongly encouraged
Contact: Carolynn Gray, PsyD — Executive Advisor / Clinical Training Manager — cgray@livelafamilia.org · Site: livelafamilia.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Not accepting students · In person, 10–15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday · Also takes: PsyD
Where: San Ramon, Danville and Alamo school sites · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups, collateral sessions with parents/teachers/school staff · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: School-age youth (SCIP school-based program); minors through seniors in the community mental health clinic
School MOUs: Pacifica, CSUEB, Alliant, National, SFSU, USF, St. Mary’s, Wright, CIIS, Santa Clara, Notre Dame de Namur, Palo Alto, San Jose State, GGU, Grand Canyon, Jessup, Pepperdine, Saybrook, USC · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Background check and TB test
Contact: Christopher Duerrmeier, LMFT — Clinical Director — christopherd@discoveryctr.net · Site: www.discoveryctr.net
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Accepting students · In person, 15–20 hrs/week · Days on-site: Wednesday (primarily) · Also takes: MSW
Where: 1410 Bonita Ave, Berkeley · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, groups, crisis intervention · Supervision: Individual, group · Populations: Dual diagnosis, serious mental illness (SMI), adults
School MOUs: Cal State East Bay · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Background check; contract with school · Hires registered associates: Yes, per the directory
Contact: Monika Poxon, PsyD — Clinical Manager — monikap@bonitahouse.org · Site: bonitahouse.org
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Not accepting students · Hybrid, 15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday – Friday
Where: Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, Mill Valley · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups · Supervision: Group, triadic · Populations: Adults, older adults, teens, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, neurodivergent
School MOUs: None currently · BBS-compliant, per the directory: Yes · Prerequisites: Liability insurance · Hires registered associates: Yes, per the directory
Contact: Jeffrey Gianelli — Supervisor — jgia1228@gmail.com · Site: no website published in the directory entry — the email is the route in
Status at the 15 Aug 2026 read: Associates only — not practicum · Telehealth only, 15 hrs/week · Days on-site: Monday (primarily)
Where: Virtual — California · Clinical experience: Individual therapy, couples, family, groups · Supervision: Individual, group, triadic · Populations: Associates supported to work with the population of their interest
School MOUs: None currently · BBS-compliant, per the directory: No · Prerequisites: Background check; associate registration (associates only — not open to practicum students) · Hires registered associates: Yes, per the directory
Contact: Karyn Noel — CEO and Clinical Director — karyn@calliopetherapy.com · Site: www.calliopetherapy.com
A different reader, a different stage
The three entries that hire registered associates.
A practicum seat and an associate job are different legal objects: the trainee bar on private practice — BPC §4980.43.3(b) — lifts only once the associate registration is issued. Three of the 21 entries state, in the directory itself at the 15 Aug 2026 read, that they hire registered associates. The wider associate market is its own directory, and the clock rules are on the 90-day rule page.
| Site | Practicum students | Associates |
|---|---|---|
| Bonita House | Yes — accepting at the 15 Aug 2026 read | Also hires associates, per the directory |
| Rose Marriage and Family Therapy | A practicum site, but not accepting at the 15 Aug 2026 read | Also hires associates, per the directory |
| Calliope Coast Therapy Group | No — associates only, not open to practicum students, and the directory flags it as not BBS-compliant as a practicum entry | Hires associates only — that is the whole entry |
Calliope Coast’s distinction is the directory’s own framing and worth repeating: it is not a practicum site. A trainee cannot use it; a registered associate can ask.
The order that saves you cycles
How to use a curated list.
A site whose MOU list names your school is weeks closer than an identical site that would need a new agreement — BPC §4980.42(e) puts the written site agreement on the school, and an existing MOU means that work may be done.
Every acceptance value on this page carries the 15 August 2026 read date. The chapter’s page is live and filterable; re-read the directory itself before writing to a contact, and expect drift — a directory that was honest in August is not a promise about January.
This page is curated, not complete. The lawful universe is on the settings directory, and the method page walks the search itself — whose job the placement is at your kind of program, and the questions that sort sites quickly.
Employee or volunteer, never a 1099; no private practice for trainees at all; enrollment and the school’s agreement before hours count. The full trainee rules are on the practicum page.
Where every figure came from
Sources.
The statutes
Every claim on this page is dated 15 August 2026 and will drift. The directory is the chapter’s living document; this page is a read of it, not a replacement for it. Acceptance status, hours and contacts change without notice, “Not stated” means the entry carries no value, and nothing here is legal or career advice. Site links were each fetched on 15 Aug 2026; one (the county site) blocks scripted fetches and is carried on its long-verified link.
